Tilly Tennant

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Tilly Tennant was born in Dorset, the oldest of four children, but now lives in Staffordshire with a family of her own. After years of dismal and disastrous jobs, including paper plate stacking, shop girl, newspaper promotions and waitressing (she never could carry a bowl of soup without spilling a bit), she decided to indulge her passion for the written word by embarking on a degree in English and creative writing, graduating in 2009 with first class honours. She wrote her first novel in 2007 during her first summer break at university and has not stopped writing since. She also works as a freelance fiction editor, and considers herself very lucky that this enables her to read many wonderful books before the rest of the world gets them.

TiTilly Tennant was born in Dorset, the oldest of four children, but now lives in Staffordshire with a family of her own. After years of dismal and disastrous jobs, including paper plate stacking, shop girl, newspaper promotions and waitressing (she never could carry a bowl of soup without spilling a bit), she decided to indulge her passion for the written word by embarking on a degree in English and creative writing, graduating in 2009 with first class honours. She wrote her first novel in 2007 during her first summer break at university and has not stopped writing since. She also works as a freelance fiction editor, and considers herself very lucky that this enables her to read many wonderful books before the rest of the world gets them.

Tilly is represented by the wonderful, gorgeous Peta Nightingale at LAW....more

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Tilly TennantI get to make things up for a living. I write for every person who connects with my story; it's the most satisfying thing to hear in the world when…moreI get to make things up for a living. I write for every person who connects with my story; it's the most satisfying thing to hear in the world when someone tells you they have.(less)

Tilly TennantI honestly don't tend to get writer's block very often. If that rare thing happens, I had great advice from my creative writing lecturer once, who…moreI honestly don't tend to get writer's block very often. If that rare thing happens, I had great advice from my creative writing lecturer once, who said to force myself to write something, anything, even if it was gibberish, just so the page in front of me wouldn't be blank and then the rest would come. He said there is nothing more likely to sustain writer's block than the terrifying sight of a blank page coupled with a blank brain! (less)

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